Embedded Linux Field Engineering Manager (Americas only)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for an Embedded Linux Field Engineering Manager in the Americas.

This role provides the opportunity to lead and develop a high-performing team of field engineers supporting mission-critical embedded Linux solutions. You will manage a geographically distributed team, delivering presales and professional services to customers in diverse industries. The position combines technical leadership with hands-on expertise in Linux, embedded systems, and IoT, while driving team development and operational excellence. You will influence solution architecture, foster engineering best practices, and ensure that customer engagements meet the highest standards of quality and security. This is a fully remote role with a strong emphasis on collaboration, coaching, and continuous learning. Your work will directly impact both customer success and team growth across the Americas region.

Accountabilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of field engineers, ranging from junior to senior, across presales and professional services.
• Drive customer engagements by providing technical guidance, solution architecture, and delivery support.
• Implement and maintain disciplined engineering processes and operational standards.
• Represent your team and solutions to stakeholders, partners, and customers.
• Plan and manage progress on projects and team goals while monitoring team health indicators.
• Evangelize engineering best practices and organizational improvements.
• Collaborate as part of the leadership team to influence strategy and cross-functional initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Extensive experience with embedded Linux, including Yocto or similar frameworks, and Linux distributions such as Ubuntu or Debian.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages: Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust.
• Previous experience managing small technical teams and coaching engineers.
• Strong customer-facing experience with the ability to communicate technical and business benefits clearly.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, accountability, and result orientation.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, distributed work environment.
• Desirable: RTOS experience, additional programming or human languages, and prior remote-first company experience.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with annual performance reviews and potential bonus/commission.
• Fully remote work with distributed collaboration and twice-yearly in-person team sprints.
• Personal learning and development budget.
• Paid annual holiday leave and parental leave benefits.
• Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing support.
• Opportunities to travel for company events and collaboration.
• Recognition rewards and priority travel benefits for long-haul company events.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.
When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.
🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience and achievements.
📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.
🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.
The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role.
Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!